Coach Ed Webinars: Sam Snow & Vince Ganzberg On Coaching The Bantam Division (U9-U10)

Chris P., Rush Soccer’s Developmental Director, interviewed our guests to discuss ways and concepts to coach U9-U10 players.

Sam Snow and Vince Ganzberg are two big names within youth soccer and their fame is well deserved. Sam has served as the director of coaching for US Youth Soccer and now runs US Soccer Consultants, which offers Coach Education and Mentorship Programs, among others. Vince currently serves as the Coach Education Content Coordinator for the USC, and is a long time member of the USC Academy Staff, as well as a U.S. Soccer’s National Staff and CONCACAF instructor.

We got together with them to discuss characteristics, ways, and concepts to coach what we call the Bantam Division, comprised by the age group U9 and U10.

This webinar guides the coach onto the topic as an evolution of coaching the previous age groups, recognizing similarities and differences. These notable guest speakers give along the session practical examples of activities that exemplify the concepts illustrated.

Must watch.

Don’t forget to join us on our next educational events of February to continue to learn about coaching U9-U10 groups.

*FEB 10th: Benefits of Starting with ‘Play’: Play-Practice-Play – Megan McCormick, Rush’s Coach Education Consultant, will present an article on why this method is preferred for the age group.

*FEB 15th: The Rush Coaching Manual: Chris P. will share a field session, available on our timeless online coaching education platform-, to put in practice with U9-U10 players.

*FEB 18th: (Spanish) Building a U9-U10 Curriculum – Pablo Toledo, Coach Dev Director, will interview Rubén Rossi, one of the most influential and well recognized youth soccer educators in Latin America (don’t worry, it will also be available in English!).

*FEB 23rd: Parent Engagement Strategies: Megan will also bring to the table a massive topic while interviewing an expert on the subject. Stay tuned for the details!

*FEB 26th: Lessons Learned: As we did in the last few months, we will finish February with a recap of all the concepts we discussed and learned during this campaign.